The Annual General Meeting of the Board of Directors, St. Hilda’s Services takes place Tuesday, 20th October 2026 at 7.00pm. Venue: Conference Room, Admin Building, St. Hilda’s Services, Grace Park Road, Athlone, N37 YR62.
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Thank You AIB Community Fund

Church Gate Collection
Athlone Area
Friends of St. Hilda’s Church Gate collection takes place Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th June 2026, at all churches in the Athlone Area (St. Peter’s, St. Mary’s, Coosan,) including Tubberclair, Tang and Ballinahown Churches.
Moate Area
Friends of St. Hilda’s Church Gate collection takes place Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th September 2026, at all churches in the Moate Area (Carmelite Moate, St. Patrick’s Moate, Mount Temple, Castledaly) including Boher, Ballymore and Drumraney Churches.
Your support is appreciated.
Your Rights as a Citizen
For details on your rights as a citizen please follow link https://careersportal.ie/supporting-disabilities
National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022 -2027
The National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022 – 2027 (NHSDP) sets out the vision for the cooperation and collaboration of Government departments, state agencies and others in delivering housing and the related supports for disabled people over the next five years. please see link for more information
Support Directories COVID-19
To access information regarding supports please click on links below:
Longford /Westmeath Personal & Community Information Support Directory
Disability Rights
Safeguarding Ireland’s Financial Abuse Public Awareness Campaign
Safeguarding Ireland’s financial abuse Public Awareness campaign in partnership with Banking & Payments Federation Ireland has commenced today and runs throughout this week. Following are three links for your information:
- NEWS RELEASE: 20% of Adults have experience of Financial Abuse
- RESEARCH: New RED C research on Financial Abuse in Ireland
- RADIO AD and VISUALS: Campaign materials
WEBSITE: A dedicated campaign landing page is at www.safeguardyourmoney.ie. Also see www.safeguardingireland.org
SOCIAL MEDIA: Please support activity on the BPFI @BPFINews and Safeguarding Ireland @safeguardingire Twitter accounts, #safeguardyourmoney
ADVERTISING: Ads will run on RTE Radio One & Lyric FM and Newstalk, plus online on the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Irish Examiner and Journal.ie
MEDIA COVERAGE: Today’s launch was covered on RTE, Newstalk, the Irish Times, Irish Independent and Irish Examiner.
Safeguarding Ireland would be grateful of any support you can add on social media, or using and sharing the information.
Please get in contact at info@safeguardingireland.org / 086 317 9731 if you have any questions or suggestions.
National Ability Supports System Database
The National Ability Supports System (NASS) is a national database that records information about disability-funded services. NASS is managed by the HSE and the HRB. For futher information on NASS please see link below
Occupational Therapy Educational Talks 2018
Occupational Therapy Educational Talks are taking place in April which may be of interest to parents, please see dates and events below:

Booking Form: Places are limited:
- Secure your place by emailing gaynor.beyer@hse.ie. or
- You can complete the form below and hand it in/ post to Springfield Centre:
Name: ________________________________________
Teacher/Parent ________________________
Contact: _____________________________________
Email: _________________________________
OT Talk Number you wish to attend:
Post to: OT Department G Beyer: Springfield Centre, St Loman’s Campus,Mullingar, Co.Westmeath